Details

Smart Title Block

In the DT Annotations stencil there is a new shape called "Smart Title Block". When the user drops the smart title block on the page they will have access to 48 fields of date, file, page, project and company information by using the Shape Data UI. With this shape the user can easily build custom title blocks that will automatically populate with whatever project information the user feels is relevant. The fields we are tracking are:

Project Number

Project Name

Project Address

Project City

Project State

Project Zip

Project Phone

Project Fax

Project Fax

Project Contact

Project Title

Project Email

Project Contact Phone

Project Scope of Work

Company Name

Company Address

Company Address 2

Company City

Company State

Company Phone

Company Fax

Company Email

Resources

Notes

Custom Field 1

Custom Field 2

Custom Field 3

Custom Field 4

Custom Field 5

Custom Field 6

Custom Field 7

Custom Field 8

Designer

Project Manager

Client Name

Date Created

Current Date

Last Edit Date

Print Date

File Created By

File Name

File Path

File Folder

File Title

File Name

Page Number

Page Number/Count

How to Use

Drop on to the page, make sure the Shape Data UI is showing. Chose the field value you want to display on the drawing. The software will reconfigure the shape with the new data and field label. You can add whatever custom label text you want by entering the new text in the custom field label field of the shape data UI. For example if you want the Resources field to say Designer instead of Resources just type "Designer" in the Custom Field Label area.

Shape Features

Multiple date formats

Auto text box sizing

Manual text box sizing using the yellow control handle

Automated field labeling

Custom field labeling

Auto font sizing based on page scale

Connection points enabled for easy alignment of shapes (tip, grab close to where you want the shape to glue to the other shape)

Shape Caveats:

The values that are in the shape WILL NOT update automatically. For example if you add a project manager to a job in the SIX forms after you have configured the project manager title block the new information will not update unless you change it to another field value using the Shape Data UI and then change it back.

Universal Dimension Shape

The single Universal Dimension shape works on all sides of an object you want to measure and works with all measurement units. In addition there are now up to 0.0000 user defined levels of precision. The previous dimension shapes required a separate shape for each side of an object and did not work well at metric measurement units.

How to use the Universal Dimension Shape

Drag on to the drawing page and attach the extents to a shape you want to measure. Explore the Shape Data UI and Right Click menu to set options. Use the control handle or the right-click Set Dimension commands to set the shape to the proper alignment. The default measurement unit settings are set to Auto (page units). This means that whatever the page is set to the shape will assume those properties. The default precision unit is set to 0.0. Both can be easily changed. See above.

Smart Callout Shape

In the DT Annotations stencil you will find a new shape called the Smart Callout. The Smart Callout shape is a customizable shape that reads the custom properties of any shape that it is attached to.

The Smart Callout Shape is pretty easy to use. When you first drop this on to the drawing page you get this water mark text. As soon as you hook it up to a D-Tools shape it will default to displaying the Component ID, Manufacturer and Model information that is stored in the shape. If you double click on the shape you can add custom text to the shape. To hook up just drag the yellow control handle noted below to the shape you would like to have the custom properties display.

Smart Callout Right Click Options

Configure Callout

This option allows the user to select which custom properties should be displayed on the shape and how the information will be displayed. The callout shape will display all custom properties in the shape, some of which are not used or needed for display. The default display is Component ID, Manufacturer, Model.

Show Leader Line

Show Leader Line gives the user the option to show or hide the leader line

Auto Width

The Auto width function is on by default. When it is on the text box will resize to accommodate the text. When it is off the user can use the control handles to adjust the size of the text box manually.

Style

There are four text box styles illustrated below. Box, No Outline, One Line, Two Line. Default is Box.